School me on Drag Setups and skinnies

[Jbstang87]

Alright heres my setup

15x8 racestars. Which would be a good slick to put on for a 3.31 manual geared car. From what I've gathered, a 26x10 MT street would work well and it would help driveline shock. Is that right?

Secondly, I am looking at gettin 17x4 racestar fronts with a mh 185/55 17s, but someone somewhere said that running bias plys out back and a skinny radial up front would cause sway. Is that right? Am I better off getting a bias ply in the front? If so which brand/size?

 

[1Bad5.0]

Not true at all.

 

[SCalla1384]

Bias ply fronts will help reduce sway with a bias ply or slick in the rear. There's a reason they make them.

I ran a MT bias ply in my old 2v, had my 17x8 street radials up front and swayed really bad (stock suspension doesn't help either) and let out. Wasn't worth it.

From what I've read, the 185/55 m&h Racemaster radials reduce sway a lot more then a regular radial up front.

But, I decided to trade mine for a set of Phoenix bias ply fronts these right here

4.5/27-17 Phoenix Drag Front

 

[yngrshr]

Don't run a radial tire with bias ply. It's just not a good idea.

 

[BlueSmokem5.0]

I have the 28x4.5 R17 M&H bias ply fronts with 275/60R15 Hoosier Drag radials. Drives fine and doesn't have that old school stance anymore.

 

[v8stang]

I had that exact same tire set up front and back and it did sway a little in the top end.
Go with a bias ply on front to be safe. I'd also suggest a 28" rear instead. I had traction problems with the 26" et drag with just tune and h pipe

 

[slagburn]

Stock tires in the front with slicks on the rear make my car a handful. The frontrunners which are also a radial calm it right down. I have the 26x6.00-15 MT Sportsman S/R up front and looking to go 28".

 

[v8stang]

btw go with a ET Drag stiff wall. The stiffer wall will help with the weight of the car

 

[Jbstang87]

So im assuming thats the 3055 S right for stiffwall

 

[JUIC3D]

3055S is the 28x10.5x15 stiffwall slick

 

[dirtyd88]

Just remember that if you are driving a manual, you want a bias ply tires for the rear. You can run a DR, but it's only a matter of time before things start breaking if you if do anything more than a soft launch on a DR.

 

[Jbstang87]

Thanks for all your informative responses. Just one more question, So a BIAS slick in the rear and a SKINNY radial (M&h 185s) in the front is a BIG no no or a Little No no. It seems like some people say the skinny radials work fine with a rear slick. My number one priority is safety

 

[WHSTLR]

Skinny radials aren't that bad (depending on the track) however, if its a track setup, why not set it up for optimum performance and get the BIAS Ply front runners for a manual car running slicks?

 

[hoodley]

@ v8 stang.
is that 11.9 in your sig on the 26" slick? i was thinking of trying that tire. what kind of launch did it get u? 60ft?

 

[Jbstang87]

Skinny radials aren't that bad (depending on the track) however, if its a track setup, why not set it up for optimum performance and get the BIAS Ply front runners for a manual car running slicks?

makes sense. i guess Ill just go skinny bias Slicks up front. Are they all created the same? Recommendations?

 

[slagburn]

makes sense. i guess Ill just go skinny bias Slicks up front. Are they all created the same? Recommendations?

Make sure you can find them in the right weight rating. My 26" front skinnies are right at the max with the car on flat ground. Stopping from speed at the track puts considerably more weight on them.

 

[SC_Terminator]

I run MT ET Street Pros 275/60/15 on the rear and M&H 185/55/17 on the front. And I get some wander and sway at the big end.